Friday Seminar: “Pottery as Information Technology on the North Coast of Andean South America”
Speaker: Dr. Cathy Costin, California State University, NorthridgeAlthough some have suggested that North Coast ceramics are characterized by a stable technological style over thousands of years, evidence indicates that several […]
Pizza Talk: “Black Lives Matter: Reflecting on the Development of African American and African Diaspora Archaeology”
Speaker: Merrick Posnansky, UCLA Professor EmeritusBlack Lives Matter has been a contentious political and Social concern in recent years but most of the heat has concerned the present situation of […]
Wep Wa-ut in Westwood: Ancient Technology
The ancient world is characterized by technological innovations and the creation of beautiful objects of art and daily life. On this public lecture day UCLA graduate and undergraduate students will […]
Pizza Talk: “Pars pro toto: Prehistoric Pottery Fragments and Archaeological Narratives at Ancient Methone, Northern Greece”
Speaker: Dr. Marriana Nikolaidou, UCLAMarianna Nikolaidou holds a Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and is a research associate at the Cotsen Institute since 1994. Her […]
Friday Seminar: ” ‘What is the Past But a Once Material Existence Now Silenced?’ Understanding the Archaeology and History of Egypt’s First Intermediate Period”
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Schneider, University of British ColumbiaThe First Intermediate Period has presented archaeology and historiography with significant epistemological problems. Gaps in the evidence available to us and the uncertainty about how […]
Pizza Talk: “Ceramics from Mai Adrasha, Ethiopia: A First Look at the Western Highlands”
Speaker: Rachel Moy, PhD Candidate, UCLAThis talk will summarize the preliminary results of the first season of excavation and research of the UCLA Shire Project at the site of Mai […]
Friday Seminar: ” ‘Mycenae, Rich in Silver’: Silver, Gold, and Maritime Trade in the Early Mycenaean World”
Speaker: Dr. Jorrit Kelder, University of OxfordThis presentation aims to provide an overview of the earliest contacts between the Greek (Mycenaean) world and Egypt, between ca. 1600 BC and 1100 BC. […]
Pizza Talk: “Soto: 2,300 Years of Evolving Ritual Architecture and Practice at a Monumental Paracas Huaca”
Speaker: Ben Nigra, PhD Candidate, UCLA'Paracas’ refers to a polychromatic fine-ware tradition, a canon of architectural elements, a set of specific mortuary practices, and a rich textile tradition associated with […]
Pizza Talk: “Reclaiming Heritage: Community and Indigenous Archaeology in Ifugao, Philippines”
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Acabado, Cotsen Institute of ArchaeologyRecent trends in the practice of archaeology have seen the emergence of the active involvement of descendant communities in the research process. This is […]
